| Year: | 1970 |
| Division: | University Division |
| Teams: | 26 |
| Collegeworldseriesballpark: | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium |
| City: | Omaha, NE |
| Champions: | Southern California |
| Titlecount: | 6th |
| Runner-Up: | Florida State |
| Cwscount: | 4th |
| Coach: | Rod Dedeaux |
| Coachcount: | 6th |
| Mop: | Gene Ammann |
| Mopteam: | Florida State |
| Tournament Link: | NCAA Division I Baseball Championship |
The 1970 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1970 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its twenty-fourth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 26 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1] The twenty-fourth tournament's champion was the Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Gene Ammann of Florida State.
The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of between two and four teams.[1] The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44–16 (11–7) | 8 (last: 1966) | 2nd (1956, 1958, 1960) | 17–16 | ||||
| 23–8 (11–2) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| 22–4 (9–1) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| n/a | 45–7–1 (n/a) | 4 (last: 1965) | 4th (1962) | 4–8 | |||
| 18–9 (13–5) | 1 (last: 1957) | 3rd (1957) | 2–2 | ||||
| 31–4 (14–1) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| 41–12 (11–3) | 11 (last: 1968) | 1st (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968) | 34–15 | ||||
| 36–6 (14–1) | 12 (last: 1969) | 1st (1949, 1950) | 23–21 |
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 12 | Game 1 | 12–4 | ||||
| Game 2 | 4–1 | |||||
| June 13 | Game 3 | 4–0 | ||||
| Game 4 | 7–6 | |||||
| Game 5 | 7–1 | Delaware eliminated | ||||
| June 14 | Game 6 | 7–1 | Arizona eliminated | |||
| Game 7 | 7–2 | |||||
| Game 8 | 6–0 | |||||
| June 15 | Game 9 | 9–6 | Iowa State eliminated | |||
| Game 10 | 6–1 | Dartmouth eliminated | ||||
| Game 11 | 5–1 | |||||
| June 16 | Game 12 | 2–0 | Ohio eliminated | |||
| Game 13 | 8–7 (14 innings) | |||||
| June 17 | Game 14 | 11–2 | Texas eliminated | |||
| June 18 | Final | 2–1 (15 innings) | Southern California wins CWS |
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Gene Ammann (MOP) | style= | Florida State |
| style= | USC | ||
| C | style= | Texas | |
| 1B | style= | Texas | |
| 2B | style= | USC | |
| 3B | style= | USC | |
| SS | style= | Iowa State | |
| OF | style= | Florida State | |
| style= | Texas | ||
| style= | Ohio |